Sony Action Cameras

Phil Rudin · Issue 123, Nov/Dec 2021 · pp. 27–30

Products mentioned: Sony FDR-X3000, Sony FDR-X3000R, Sony HDR-AS300, Sony HDR-AS300R, Sony HDR-AS50R, Sony MPK-UWH1 housing, Inon UFL-G140 SD Semi-Fisheye Conversion Lens, Inon UCL-G165 SD Underwater Close-up Lens, Inon SD mount, Inon monitor housing, Inon UCL-165M67, Inon UCL-330M67, Inon LF2400h-EW light, GoPro Hero8

should be presented. One is that the image should be full frame in the 3:2 format with all of the black negative space showing and the other is to use a 1:1 format much like the old 2 1/4 inch medium format film cameras where less of the black space is shown. This becomes an issue of personal taste for you or your editor depending on how the image will be used. Typical with all fisheye lenses is having to contend with chromatic aberration, (also known as purple fringing) in the corners of the image. In the circular images CA appears as a 360 degree blue ring between the exposed image and the black negative space in the frame. Most CA can be removed in post with LightRoom, Photoshop and other photo software. I have seen much worse CA in other fisheye lenses but it is difficult with very wide lenses to avoid sunlight entering your images and causing CA. The best solution for this issue is …